charity race

[JBP]

Originally Posted by Turnip1

Sounds like a good venue.

Whoooaaaaa there Leslie, hold your horses, dont you get a lot of Poofter types in Lycra and Luminous thongs in Poole?

Nah that's next door in B'mth, they haven't even got a marina........

We run our training here and 'demo' events in the off season as it tends to be quiet. Doing one next weekend for up to 1.3L if ya fancy coming along

[Jon Holmes]

Id heard some great big fat fella and his mates hang about in studded leather shorts and waistcoats with leather caps on their heads, looning at the innocent "Normal" men as they walk past minding their own business. This guy is known to have a big appetite for kebabs and boys, and apparently builds boats in his spare time!

Still, i suppose i should take gossip with a pinch of salt.

[gazza]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

Charity Powerboat race?

can't be an actual production boat, has to be made of 'stuff'. OB power only, max 100hp ??

Right ok then Jon,

1,Must not be a production boat of any kind.
2,Must not be made yet.
3,Must be contructed with STUFF.
4,It will be raced on a inshore conditions.
5,Will not require RYA approval.
6,Outboard power only (with a max to be stated)
7,Will be run before the brass Monkey Race, ( so 5 months to prepare)
8, Crew ( to be clarified if any other than driver should be included)
9,The finish line MUST be crossed by the boat and not swam if all goes wrong.

Here is the start, now could others add their ideas here, try not make it too easy for me to win though,

[Tony Davis]

I can see this turning into the great 2006 cotton reel tank competition, or the 2007 model boat race.........

[gazza]

Originally Posted by Tony Davis

I can see this turning into the great 2006 cotton reel tank competition, or the 2007 model boat race.........

Aye up the big boys av an interest now,
For Tony
Can i add there should be a max budget with no wind tunnels being used in development of any designs.
fEKING hELL how am i going to compete with these guys everything i make goes to the bottom of the sea ( Subsea Christmas trees)

[daze]

A Few Ideas

LOOK LIKE SOME FUN

[gazza]

Now we are talking

you've got the idea, and more affordable.
Scott reckons Drivers to The Hamble and back with some one checking the turn buoy,
All boats / floating items to have Boatmad livery on either side, for the local papers pictures.

[BigBird1964]

Originally Posted by gazza

:everything i make goes to the bottom of the sea ( Subsea Christmas trees)

Sounds like Gazza's planing a submarine challenge?

[Jon Holmes]

Me and my neighbours set up a challenge earlier in the year whilst on a very dull and slow Channel crossing fueled by plenty of lager. The challenge is to ride a moped from Calshot to Cowes! It doesnt matter what you do to the moped as long as its ridden from the Pub down to the slipway and into the water and motored across the Solent and then up the slipway in Cowes and to the Pub.

[gazza]

Av you set a date to do it?

[Gav]

mmmm, my boats not a production boat yet! i was wondering what to do with the plug!!!

[Jon Holmes]

Originally Posted by gazza

Av you set a date to do it?

Not exactly, just some time this year due to the fact that ive been in the midle east and dont get back home and back to normal until Christmas.

Really looking forward to it though.

[Jon Fuller]

I don't think it should be inshore. it's 'easy' to make a fast & reliable boat for a lake.

Bring on the waves.

PS, keep counting Tim.

[gazza]

[QUOTE=Jon Fuller;118942]I don't think it should be inshore. it's 'easy' to make a fast & reliable boat for a lake.

Bring on the waves.

PS, keep counting Tim.[/QUOTE

I fink our Jons clicked on ere, cos he knows i've got the perfect wooden weapon for the flat.
Ok, switch tactics, get some rules set where, when and a sensible budget and i'm still in, but engines not to big though cos we what a good turnout,
I am away for a week with work so i'll not see what happening but whatever i'm still up for it Scotland V England.
gAZ

[Jon Fuller]

I wasn't thinking of your cat. I thought we were going for the 'build it from 'stuff' rules. not sure a competition circuit cat would be very fair against a bathtub racer!

Offshore is where it at. It's a boat breaker and would sort the men from the boys.

[gazza]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

I wasn't thinking of your cat. I thought we were going for the 'build it from 'stuff' rules. not sure a competition circuit cat would be very fair against a bathtub racer!

Offshore is where it at. It's a boat breaker and would sort the men from the boys.

Sorry,
'build it from 'stuff' it shall be, are you up for it Jon, it take it you will supply BM stickers.
We need say 8 boats + What do you think?
gaZ

[gazza]

If we keep the hp down, this will make it more affordable to get more involved, as 100 hp limit would drive the price of yam 90's through the roof for the next 4 months in the UK.
I was thinking more in the lines of 40-50 hp so if you have to built a boat it do not have to be super strong, and the size would be a lot smaller i.e more chance of sinking.
gaZ

[BigBird1964]

Spot on Gazza, it needs to be fun first, serious racing with high (ish) HP engines already exists.

Lets just have fun and ultimately increase the chances of some sinkage!!!

Up to 50hp strapped on the back of some home-made tub would be fantastic fun all round.

[daze]

more ruels needed as project coming along well now

[andyxs]

sounds like fun. have there been any rules layed down. well the key at the start. budget would be nice. 300 sounds like fun. and a hp limit. and obv the crew possibility thing and like a own hull/non racing for all the people that dont have a knakerd one stashed away.